snowflake

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Synonyms: snow-flake, snow flake, snowblade, snowface, snowflakes, snowlike, sootflake, snowplane

Antonyms: snow-flake, snow flake, snowblade, snowface, snowflakes, snowlike, sootflake, snowplane

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Noun

1. A [[crystal]] of [[snow]], having approximate [[hexagonal]] [[symmetry]].<ref name="OED"/>
2. Any of several [[bulbous]] [[European]] [[plant]]s, of the genus {{taxfmt|Leucojum|genus}}, having white flowers.<ref name="OED"/>
3. The [[snow bunting]], {{taxfmt|Plectrophenax nivalis|species}}.<ref name="OED"/>
4. {{lb|en|slang|pejorative}} Someone who believes they are particularly [[unique]] and [[special]].
5. {{lb|en|slang|pejorative}} Someone hypersensitive to [[insult]] or [[offense]], especially a young person with [[politically correct]] sensibilities.
6. {{label|en|ophthalmology}} A type of [[lesion]] that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high [[magnification]] light [[microscopy]].
7. Something that is unique in every presentation.
8. {{lb|en|slang|usually|derogative}} A [[Caucasian]] person.
9. {{lb|en|historical}} Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s) <ref name="Webster">“[https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-less-lovely-side-of-snowflake The lost history of 'snowflake']” from '''Merriam-Webster Dictionary'''</ref>

Verb

1. To fall in the manner of a snowflake.
2. {{lb|en|computing|databases}} To arrange (data) into a {{w|snowflake schema}}.

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